A picture of the Lillebælt in Denmark

Straits of Denmark and southwestern Baltic Sea

The Little Belt (Danish: Lillebælt) is a strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula.

The belt is about 50km long and 800m to 28 km wide, the maximum depth is approximately 75m. Numerous small islands are located within the belt.

Two bridges cross the belt, the Old Little Belt bridge and the New Little Belt bridge; also the two Little Belt overhead powerline crossings.

[edit] See also

• Danish straits
• Great Belt
• Øresund
• Little Belt Affair

Coordinates: 55°11′N 9°50′E / 55.183°N 9.833°E / 55.183; 9.833

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